productMartindale Electric has launched its new ET Series of multifunctional electrical installation testers, which have been designed to meet the requirements contained within the latest Amendment 3 changes to the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations (effective from January 2015).
productAn inventor who pioneered a knife design that reduces the risk of workplace injuries has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to innovation.
newsA businessman allowed the spread of asbestos in an industrial building by not employing licensed contractors to remove the potentially deadly material, a court has heard.
newsA Gateshead firm has been prosecuted for safety failings after the roof of a temporary extension at Lynemouth Power Station was blown off in high winds – putting workers and others delivering coal to the site at risk.
newsA Harrow based landlord has been given a suspended jail sentence and fined £10,000 for putting his tenants’ lives in danger by carrying out illegal gas work at the flats he rented.
productSmith Flow Control says it is the first company to combine traditional interlocking with digital process control and instrumentation systems. The company’s SmartTrap+ incorporates signals from sensors into the interlocking sequence.
articleAmendment No. 3:2015 of the forthcoming IET Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2008 provides essential requirements and changes for electrical professionals, writes Geoff Cronshaw, chief electrical engineer at the IET.
productElsie Fixings has launched a new metal clip designed to hold overhead cabling in place in the event of a fire.
articleA blaze that destroyed a partially completed laboratory at the University of Nottingham provides a stark reminder of the risks associated with fires on construction sites.
productSoftware application and engineering company Red Ledge has developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) ‘active tag’ personnel tracking system for large and medium manufacturing companies.
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